Headline: SK Hynix set to list on Nasdaq, targeting roughly $29B
Top Story
SK Hynix’s Nasdaq listing is this week’s biggest Korea-US capital markets move, funding continued chip infrastructure buildout tied to US demand.
Trade & Tariff
LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, and SK On move ahead with battery-sector refund claims after February’s Supreme Court ruling against Trump-era reciprocal tariffs.
Hyundai Motor Group is staying cautious on claiming U.S. tariff refunds, wary of friction with the Trump administration.
The Korean government has stepped back, calling refunds a company-by-company matter. Check out Chosun Daily.
BCW Take
Korea exposure now cuts both ways, opportunity and legal risk.
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